SA WON
T20
SA beat AFG by 41 runs
SA
145-5
20.0/20 Ovrs
 
104-8
20.0/20 Ovrs
AFG
ICC World Twenty20 Warm-up Matches, 2021 |Match 9 |10/18/2021
Sheikh Zayed Stadium Nursery 2, Abu Dhabi
Commentary
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  • For Afghanistan, it didn't go as planned. Given the conditions of the UAE and their experience of playing in this part of the world, everyone thought that the Afghans would be too hot to handle for the Saffas but that was not the case. In the beginning, it appeared that their spinners had things under control and to be honest, they bowled decently too but towards the end, Afghanistan conceded 15-20 runs extra. As far as their batting is concerned, once they lost both their openers early, there wasn't much spark. This is one area where Afghanistan will have to show improvement if they have to trouble the other teams with their bowling.
  • A valuable outing for South Africa and they will be very pleased with the kind of workout they got! In terms of batting, South Africa were a bit slow to pick up but a decent finish meant that they had a par score on the board. The Proteas then utilized five bowlers and all of them were brilliant. Tabraiz Shamsi, as expected, was the best bowler with a  3-wicket haul. With Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje not participating, South Africa would believe that they have a good backup and depth in their bowling.
  • 19.6
    0
    Lungi Ngidi to Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Dot ball to end the match! South Africa win by 41 runs! Back of a length, outside off, Mujeeb Ur Rahman goes for a reverse-hit but misses.
  • 19.5
    1
    Lungi Ngidi to Mohammad Nabi, Back of a length, on off, Mohammad Nabi pulls it powerfully towards mid-wicket for a single.
  • 19.4
    0
    Lungi Ngidi to Mohammad Nabi, A good effort but the ball does not stick! Around off, on a length, Mohammad Nabi lofts this one towards the mid off region. He was looking to clear the man there but he does not get the distance on this. The man backtracks, leaps, gets his fingertips on this but the ball pops out.
  • 19.3
    W
    Lungi Ngidi to Rashid Khan, OUT! TAKEN! Rashid Khan departs now! Short this time, around off, Rashid Khan lines up and plays a flat-batted shot towards the deep mid-wicket region, where Wiaan Mulder gulps this down. 
  • 19.2
    0
    Lungi Ngidi to Rashid Khan, Fuller, wider, outside off, Khan looks to drive but misses. 
  • 19.1
    1
    Lungi Ngidi to Mohammad Nabi, Short of a length, around off, punched to covers for one. 
  • END OF OVER 19 | 8 Runs & 1 Wkt | AFG 102/7
  • 18.6
    0
    Tabraiz Shamsi to Rashid Khan, On middle, pushed away to the off side. Just one more over of formality left.
  • 18.5
    1
    Tabraiz Shamsi to Mohammad Nabi, Tossed up, on off, Mohammad Nabi drills it to long on for a single.
  • 18.4
    W
    Tabraiz Shamsi to Gulbadin Naib, OUT! Gulbadin Naib is gone now! Full ball, on off, Gulbadin Naib looks to get under it and go big downtown. But gets the bottom part of his blade as the ball goes high in the air towards extra cover. He comes ahead from long off and takes a fine catch in the end.
  • 18.3
    1
    Tabraiz Shamsi to Mohammad Nabi, Full ball, on the stumps, Mohammad Nabi sweeps it to short fine leg for a single.
  • Who walks in now? It is Rashid Khan! 
  • 18.2
    0
    Tabraiz Shamsi to Mohammad Nabi, Tabraiz Shamsi fires this wide outside off, Mohammad Nabi skips down the track and just about manages to get bat on that one. Pushes it to point.
  • 18.1
    6
    Tabraiz Shamsi to Mohammad Nabi, SIX! Biggie! Tossed up, on off, Mohammad Nabi makes room and goes inside-out over covers for a maximum. Mohammad Nabi is getting some much-needed boundaries for his confidence. 46 needed off 11 balls.
  • END OF OVER 18 | 15 Runs & 0 Wkt | AFG 94/6
  • 17.6
    2
    Lungi Ngidi to Gulbadin Naib, Short and around off, pulled to the fine leg fielder for a couple of runs. 
  • 17.5
    0
    Lungi Ngidi to Gulbadin Naib, Good-length delivery, around off, angling in, slower, a swing and a miss from Naib. 
  • 17.4
    6
    Lungi Ngidi to Gulbadin Naib, SIX! Afghanistan are getting some boundaries now! But, it seems like it's too late! A juicy full toss, around off, Gulbadin Naib gets low and hammers this one well over deep mid-wicket. 
  • 17.3
    1
    Lungi Ngidi to Mohammad Nabi, Slower, shorter, around off, hooked to the deep square leg fielder on the bounce for one. 
  • 17.2
    0
    Lungi Ngidi to Mohammad Nabi, Well bowled now! Yorker, outside off, Nabi looks to dig this one out but misses. 
  • 17.1
    6
    Lungi Ngidi to Mohammad Nabi, SIX! Nicely struck by Nabi! In the arc around off, on a length, Mohammad Nabi whacks this one over the long off fence for a biggie. 
  • END OF OVER 17 | 12 Runs & 0 Wkt | AFG 79/6